Physics A-Level
Sign and direction of potential change
What Sign and direction of potential change means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sign and direction of potential change
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The sign of the potential difference indicates the direction of potential change between the two points.
Topics that use Sign and direction of potential change
- Gravitational potential (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Equipotential surface
- Gravitational potential
- Gravitational potential difference
- Negative potential near a mass
- Perpendicularity of field lines and equipotentials
- Potential difference
- Scalar nature of potential
- Sign conventions and the zero of potential at infinity
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